# Débora Bloch

Débora Bloch (born 29 May 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is known nationally for participating in telenovelas such as Caminho das Índias, Cordel Encantado, and Avenida Brasil.

## Biography

Bloch was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. She is daughter of actor Jonas Bloch, and is a descendant of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants.
Her contact with the performing arts began early, when, as a child, she and her sister accompanied their father to rehearsals and plays. At the age of seven, she saw her father fight fencing with Walmor Chagas in his backyard, during a Hamlet rehearsal. She grew up fascinated with the profession. At 17, after taking the course by Ivan Albuquerque, Rubens Corrêa and Amir Haddad at the Ipanema Theater; although she moved to two options in the entrance exam - History and Communication; she chose to pursue a career on stage.

## Personal life

From 1987 to 1989 she maintained a conjugal union with the director and photographer Edgar Moura, and from 1991 to 2006 she was married to the French chef and businessman Olivier Anquier. Together, the couple had two children, born by normal birth, in Rio de Janeiro: Júlia Bloch Anquier, born in 1993, and Hugo Bloch Anquier, born in 1997. Since the beginning of 2018 the actress has lived with her husband, the Portuguese producer João Nuno Martins in his apartment, in the south of Rio.
In interviews, the actress declared herself to be a feminist and in favor of legalizing abortion, so that poor women have the right to choose what to do with their bodies and their lives in minimal conditions of hygiene and safety. She also revealed that she had an abortion at the age of twenty, when she became pregnant with her first boyfriend and was starting her artistic career. She revealed that she never regretted this act, and that the procedure was safe, performed in a private practice of her own gynecologist, and that it was done with her boyfriend's money and consent at the time.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1984 | Bete Balanço | Bete |
| 1984 | Noites do Sertão | Maria da Glória |
| 1984 | Patriamada | Carolina |
| 1986 | Sonho Sem Fim | Clara |
| 1988 | O Grande Mentecapto | Marialva |
| 1994 | Veja Esta Canção | Sandra |
| 1995 | Felicidade É... | Maria |
| 1997 | The Oyster and the Wind | Mãe de Marcela |
| 2000 | Bossa Nova | Tânia |
| 2001 | Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil | Isabelle Vielmond, Marquesa de Sevilha |
| 2009 | Adrift | Clarice |
| 2022 | O Debate | Paula |

### Television

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1981 | Jogo da Vida | Lívia Ramos Cruz | |
| 1982 | Sol de Verão | Clara Porto Machado | |
| 1983 | Caso Especial | Jéssica | Episode: "Demônios do Posto Cinco" |
| 1983 | Caso Especial | Marcinha | Episode: "A Idade Sem Razão" |
| 1985 | Armação Ilimitada | Sandrinha | Episode: "Perdidos na Selva" |
| 1985 | Armação Ilimitada | Kate Machoney | Episode: "A Dama de Couro" |
| 1986 | Cambalacho | Ana Machado (Machadão) | |
| 1987 | Wandergleyson Show | Várias personagens | |
| 1988–92 | TV Pirata | Various roles | |
| 1990 | A, E, I, O... Urca | Sílvia Donazzi | |
| 1991 | Doris para Maiores | Various roles | |
| 1993 | Deus Nos Acuda | Roberta | Episode: "27 de março" |
| 1994 | Confissões de Adolescente | Drª. Raquel Goldenstein | Episode: "Despertar da Primavera" Episódio: "Uma Mulher Moderna" |
| 1994 | As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor | Margarida da Silva (Guida) | |
| 1995 | A Comédia da Vida Privada | Various roles | |
| 1996 | A Vida Como Ela É | Various roles | |
| 1996 | Salsa e Merengue | Teodora Bentes do Gama | |
| 1998–99 | Vida ao Vivo Show | Various roles | |
| 1999 | Andando nas Nuvens | Júlia Montana | |
| 2000 | A Invenção do Brasil | Isabelle de Avezac, Marquesa de Sevigny | |
| 2001 | A Grande Família | Maria de Fátima / Fernanda | Episode: "Papai Está com a Cachorra" |
| 2001 | Os Normais | Vivian | Episode: "Um Dia Normal" |
| 2002 | Os Normais | Diana | Episode: "Uma Amizade Normal" |
| 2002 | Os Normais | Suely | Episode: "Gente Normal e Civilizada" |
| 2004 | As 50 Leis do Amor | Bia | |
| 2005 | A Lua Me Disse | Maria Dorotéia Sá Marques Dantas (Madô) | |
| 2005 | Damas e Cavalheiros | Various roles | |
| 2005 | Toma Lá, Dá Cá: Piloto | Rita de Almeida Moreira | Telemovie |
| 2006 | JK | Dora Amar | |
| 2007 | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes | Beatriz | |
| 2007 | Minha Nada Mole Vida | Ellen | Episode: "Noite de Queijos e Vinhos" |
| 2008 | Queridos Amigos | Helena Fernandes Moretti (Lena) | |
| 2009 | Caminho das Índias | Sílvia Cadore | |
| 2010 | Separação?! | Karin Vianna | |
| 2011 | Cordel Encantado | Duquesa Úrsula de Bragança | |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Verônica Magalhães Queirós | |
| 2013 | Saramandaia | Risoleta Camargo | |
| 2015 | Sete Vidas | Lígia Fiúza Macedo | |
| 2016 | Tá no Ar: a TV na TV | Herself | Episode: "March, 8" |
| 2016 | Justiça | Elisa de Almeida | |
| 2018 | Treze Dias Longe do Sol | Gilda P. Ribeiro | |
| 2018 | Onde Nascem os Fortes | Rosinete Gouveia | |
| 2019–2021 | Segunda Chamada | Teacher Lúcia Marques Rocha | |
| 2020 | Diário de Um Confinado | Adelaide | |
| 2022–2023 | Mar do Sertão | Deodora | |
| 2024 | No Rancho Fundo | Deodora Montijo / Deodora Limeira Aguiar | |
| 2025 | Vale Tudo | Odete Almeida Roitman | |

## Awards and nominations
### APCA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1982 | Best Promising Actress in Television | Sol de Verão | Won |
| 1985 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture | Noites de Sertão | Won |
| 1994 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture | Veja Esta Canção | Won |
| 2016 | Best Performance by an Actress in Television | Justiça | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Performance by an Actress in Television | Segunda Chamada | Won |

### Art Quality Brazil Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2004 | Best Featured Actress in a Play – Drama | Tio Vânia | Won |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | A Lua Me Disse | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actress in a TV Series or Special Project | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress in Minisseries or Telemovie | Queridos Amigos | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a TV Series or Special Project | Separação?! | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Cordel Encantado | Nominated |

### Best of the Year – Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Series, Minisseries or Serial Film | Justiça | Nominated |

### Brasília Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1984 | Candango for Best Actress | Noites de Sertão | Won |

### Cartagena Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1984 | Best Actress | Noites de Sertão | Won |

### Contigo! Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1996 | Best Comedy Actress – Television | Salsa e Merengue | Won |
| 2009 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | À Deriva | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a TV Series or Minisseries | Separação?! | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Actress in a TV Series or Minisseries | Segunda Chamada | Nominated |

### Extra Television Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2016 | Best Actress | Justiça | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Onde Nascem os Fortes | Nominated |

### Gramado Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1984 | Kikito for Best Actress | Noites de Sertão | Won |

### Grande Otelo

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Leding Role | À Deriva | Nominated |

### Guarani Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | Bossa Nova | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Actress | À Deriva | Nominated |

### Press Trophy

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1983 | Outstanding Performance by an Newcomer Artist | Sol de Verão | Nominated |
| 1997 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Telenovela | Salsa e Merengue | Won |

### Quem Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Avenida Brasil | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Leading Actress – Television | Saramandaia | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Leading Actress – Television | Sete Vidas | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Leading Actress – Television | Justiça | Nominated |

### Shell Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result |
| 1990 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Fica Comigo Esta Noite | Won |
| 2016 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Os Realistas | Nominated |